………Parade Self as Mike Okiro Son.
Tunde Omoniyi
A racketeer who is widely known,arrested for so many crimes,Samuel Chukwudi Timothy also known as Chucks, has been re-arrested again by the police operatives of the Zone 2 Command in Lagos for allegedly threatening and blackmailing Eze Ambassador Chika.C.Nwokedi, the Chairman of the Council of Ezendigbo Lagos.
Investigator news reports that Chucks claims to be the son of a retired Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro, but investigations suggest this claim may be false.
According to reports, Chucks allegedly made several TikTok videos defaming and blackmailing Eze Chika Nwokedi, Chief Sunny Akpoyibo, and reporters who wrote a court angle story of when he was arrested previously in 2023.
This is reportedly not the first time Chucks has been arrested for similar offenses involving Eze Nwokedi, and the monarch had previously forgiven Chucks after he was arrested and charged in court. However, Chukwudi allegedly continued to harass him even after the pardon.
The history of conflict between Chucks and Eze Chika Nwokedi dates back to 2023 when Chucks was first arrested and charged in court.After being granted pardon, Chucks allegedly continued to harass Eze Nwokedi, making unreasonable demands and resorting to blackmail when refused.
The recent re-arrest has brought attention to Chucks’ pattern of behavior and the potential consequences of his actions.
Following the petition filed by Eze Chika Nwokedi, the police launched an investigation into Chucks’ activities. The investigation revealed a trail of evidence suggesting Chucks’ involvement in blackmail and defamation. Chucks’ claim of being Mike Okiro’s son has also been scrutinized, with investigations indicating that this claim may be false.
This begs the question, what exactly is the crime of Eze Chika Nwokedi warranting public bullying and blackmailing from Samuel Chukwudi Timothy? This is not the first time; Chucks was arrested for committing a similar offence against Eze Nwokedi and Chief Sunny Akpoyibo.
For this, he was arrested and charged before the Ejigbo Magistrate Court and remanded in a correctional centre at Kirikiri town for the same offence.
Moreover, Eze Chika Nwokedi later withdrew the matter after so many calls came through begging on behalf of Chukwudi for pardon, including Chukwudi himself; Nwokedi forgave via a formal withdrawal from court, setting Samuel Chukwudi free.
However, the situation took a new turn as Chukwudi Samuel began to harass Eze Chika Nwokedi again immediately he was freed.
Samuel Chukwudi, on the day of his total freedom from the case with Eze Nwokedi at the Ejigbo Magistrates Court, witnessed how four women, including a pregnant woman, were remanded in custody over #240,000 and how Eze Nwokedi volunteered to pay off their debts in a show of compassion.
Eze Nwokedi, who was touched by the inability of the four suspects (all women) who were brought from Kirikiri custody due to debt owing, raised his hand and told the presiding magistrate, Mrs K.A. Ariyo, that he volunteers to pay the debt owed by the four ladies for their freedom.
Timothy, who witnessed the scenario, began to ask Eze Nwokedi, who just pardoned him, to buy him a tricycle since he has such money to help the debtors in court to secure the release of the women who are strangers to Eze Nwokedi, a very unreasonable request from someone who was just pardoned for offences of serial blackmail.
Eze Nwokedi blatantly refused and demanded he never come his way again; this response was met with another series of blackmail by Chukwudi Samuel via TikTok videos and other social media forums to defame Eze Chika Nwokedi for over one year, leading to the recent re-arrest.
Hence, a petition dated 24th November, 2024, by the office of Barrister Peter Nnajiego Chambers to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Zone 2, Command Headquarters, Mr Fayoade Adegoke, on behalf of Eze Chika Nwokedi, stated:
Sir,
“RE: PETITION AGAINST MR CHUKWUDI SAMUEL TIMOTHY OF IJEGUN, LAGOS STATE, AND HIS COHORTS FOR THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY OF EZE DR CHIKA NWOKEDI AND CONDUCT LIKELY TO CAUSE BREACH OF THE PUBLIC PEACE.”
“We are solicitors to Eze, Dr Chika Nwokedi of Ijegun, Lagos State (hereinafter called our client), on whose instruction we state as follows:
It is our instruction that for some months now, the above-named Mr Chukwudi Samuel Timothy and his cohorts have constituted themselves as thorns in the flesh of our client for no reason.”
It is our further instruction that the said Mr Chukwudi and his cohorts have sworn to waste our client if unchecked.”
It is our briefing that about 4 days ago this group, led by Mr Chukwudi, invaded our client’s premises with harmful implements, viz., cutlasses, broken bottles and iron rods, with a singular plan to waste our client but for the people around.”
It is our instruction that the said Mr Chukwudi has even gone to social media, inviting all his men to ensure that our innocent client is mercilessly dealt with if seen anywhere.”
It is our instruction that our client now lives in fear of the said Mr Chukwudi and his cohorts, who have boasted of their ability to get away with any crime committed, boasting of their political tin gods that make them untouchable in Lagos State.”
Premised on the above, we have our client’s firm instruction to cry to your office praying you, sir, come to the aid of our client, save our client’s life and property from the estranged Mr Chukwudi and his cohorts, bring them to book and restore the hope of our client in his right to life and freedom of movement.”
We are of the opinion that only your fatherly and timely intervention will meet the justice of our client’s case.
Thanks for your fatherly understanding.
Yours faithfully,
Peter Nnajego, Esq.”
Eze Nwokedi, who maintained that he wants Chucks to be tried for the sake of justice, corroborated this; he claimed that after committing a similar offence and being detained and charged by the Isheri Oshun Division police, Chukwudi begged for forgiveness and was granted it, only to resume his blackmailing act because Eze Chika, who had previously granted Chuks a pardon, refused to purchase him a tricycle as he requested, which led to further defamation.
Investigator news gathered that Chucks is currently on administrative bail and is expected to appear in court to face the allegations against him.
The outcome of the case will determine the consequences of Chucks’ actions and potentially set a precedent for similar cases in the future as reports has it that he was not related by blood with Mike Okiro but did reside with Mike Okiro as a young man.
He is among those Chief Mike Okiro accommodated and has never approved of Chuks using his name as a shield after committing a crime.
